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Whats that thing where people say the word with an "uhh" sound at the end, usually when frustrated or jokingly trying to sound bratty (lemmy.world)
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Alexis Rose from Scitts Creek does it all the time, like when she gets frustrated with Johnny she'll be like "Dad-uhhhhh"?

It seems stereotypically like a "white girl" thing, often affluent

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[โ€“] 3 points 1 month ago

It's an offshoot of the whole valley girl thing from the seventies and eighties, iirc

At least, that's the general origin of that specific expression of the over exaggerated brat whine.

Other versions likely have other origins, and the long extended vowel at the end is likely timeless

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    [โ€“] 5 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Vocal fry

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

    Vocal fry is different. I have kids that went through Tue stages.

    Vocal Fry is the down long stretch with the frying of the voice sound, usually showing general disinterest. Like Gawwwddd.

    The kind where they say Gawd-duh is two syllables and shows genuine exasperation as its said in a had higher tone and distinct emphasis on the extra syllables.

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